Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Methodist
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
150581
Address
Fence, BB12 9ED

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.7%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.1%
Pakistani 5.8%
Mixed 3.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other White 1%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
19
10
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
12
18
Year 4
29
13
16
Year 5
30
8
22
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2024-2025

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